The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-06
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


Up With Brick Petitions in Circula-
ton in Cobb County Asking the Leg
islature to Prohibit the Running of
Trains on Sunday
GEORGIA.
Brunswick is to have new daily paper
Rome viii bore another artesian well at
once
Elberton's new Methodist church is in pro-
cess of erection.
In Franklin county the outlook for wheat
and oats is very poor.
The prospect fer the erection of a brick
Baptist church at Fort Gaines is still very
good
In Cobb county farmers report corn knee
high. Crop reports are encouraging now.
Cotton is doing well since the rain.
Petitions are being circulated in Cobb
county asking the Legislature to pass law
forbidding all trains running on the Sab
bath.
1t is quite likely that the congregation
Beth-Israel, of Macon, will erect new
synagogue The location has not yet been
determined.
Col Towers, keeper of the State peniten-
tiary, was in Marietta recently, and likes
the town so well that it is thought that he
will locate there.
The steamtug Cambria, from Savannah,
has made Brunswick her headquarters and
will run in opposition TO the steamtug com
bination of that port
In Sumter county one of Hon. Wright
Brady's dogs was attacked by the rabies
last week and bit negro girl and several
other dogs before it was killed
A new post Office has been established at
Goss, four miles above Elberton, on the
railroad, with Mr.. G. B. Cornwell as post
master. The name of the Office is Goss.
There is a big improvement in the oat
crop around Bluffton since the rain. Though
oats have been greatly benefited by the re-
cent rains, the crop will be short owing to
a cold March and dry April
1t seems to be now definitely settled that
Macon is to have another gas company
Jesse w Starr, of Philadelphia, is at the
head of the company, and he is now asking
for the right of way through the streets for
piping.
]. S. Hasten, of Button, has forty acres
of cotton chopped out over a week ago. 1t
is said that about half the cotton crop of
that section was planted this week Far
mers are later than usual, on account of dry
weather.
The Sylvania Aid Society, a young dra-
matte association, gave pleasant perform
ance at the academy Tuesday night A
large and appreciative audience was out to
hear the young actors, and quite a nice
little sum was realized.
The Clinch Rifles, of Augusta, have mott
fled Col Wiley of their selection as sponsor
on the occasion of the Macon May drill,
Miss Mamie Dorr. This young lady will
select her maids from Macon, where she
has a large number of friends.
At Oxford Tuesday the faculty decided to
give the seniors their annual examinations
at once, SO that the class could leave on
May 10. This will give the class a little
more than month to recreate and to pre-
are their commencement speeches.
The quarterly convocation of the Episco-
al church for the Savannah district began
y Sylvania Wednesday The opening ser
bon was preached by the Rev. Mr.. Boone,
ector of Christ church, in Savannah The
meeting will last until Friday night.
M The people of Bowman, who lost their
roperty in the recent fire there, will erect
|lbstantial brick buildings in the place OF
hose which We're burnt down Bowman il
substantial little town, and is surrounded
by an industrious and prosperous people.
Two of Mr.. McDuffie's carrier pigeons
were turned out at Brunswick Tuesday for
recreation, and have not yet returned
although they have nest of young ones left
behind The presumption is that they have
sailed for Charleston, where they were
raised
freu rltzgippoh mas proDaply tne Oldest
pook N rome e IL was printed IN the year
on our Loro iV4, just 100 years ago. III is
pouna IN callskln, good print, ana is IN q
wonderful state OF Preservation. The sub.
Ject Is debate between two prominent
preachers OF That time on Schism.
Lieut. Grierson, recruiting officer of the
United States army, has established an
Office at "a North Pryor street, Atlanta, and
IN a few days VIII be ready to examine
ana enlist men IN tine United states army.
Inc enilstlng ONCE was Tor long tine al
lexington ny, put mas peeh moved 70
Atlanta because OF lts more central location.
Dublin Post: 1t has been reported at this
Office for the truth that negro woman liv-
ing eight miles below this place gave birth,
few days ago, to boy baby with per-
fectly formed dog head and neck on its
shoulders. Inns IS indeed curiosity, but
one more Teassohaple IMAM tle cnlla mat was
porn Noruh, some weeks SINCE, WIN the
head the shape Oh an elephant
Clancy Mohair, a colored woman living
ON X. j. n. Walden's place, near Sanders
vile, died on Friday last. She is said tC
have reached the age of lis years. She
came TO that plantation with the hands OF
MIR. Richardson. from near Savannah, who
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